Activities Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley Cosmos Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year in October, the Higashi Sanbin Flower Valley in Shimane is filled with around 600,000 colorful cosmos flowers, cov...
Activities Sera Kogen Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Kim Bergström For those who appreciate autumnal blooms, Hiroshima's Sera Kogen Farm and Flower Village is home to an annual dahlia and chry...
Activities Azaleas at Mount Ohira Kim Bergström Yamaguchi's Mount Ohira is just over 600 meters in height, and visitors are able to drive right to the top of it. During spri...
Culture Hiroshima: Top Ten Things to Do Veronica Carnevale Hiroshima Prefecture lies on the southwestern side of Honshu. The region’s southern coast meets the Seto Inland Sea with a co...
Culture Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art Kim Bergström The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the works on display are predomi...
Culture 72nd Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström The Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition has been held every year since 1954 with the intent of protecting and nurturing ex...
Area Tsuwano Tom Roseveare Tsuwano (津和野) is a castle town nestled in a valley in western Shimane prefecture, bordering Yamaguchi. Tsuwano's town cent...
Culture Tottori's Warabekan Kim Bergström The Tottori Warabekan is a toy museum which caters to both the young and young at heart. Interaction is encouraged, so there ...
6 Culture Shoka Sonjuku School Lily In Hagi in western Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, Shoka Sonjuku was a private school founded by Yoshida Shoin, a famous Edo-er...
8 Culture Hagi Castle Ruins in Shizuki Park Lily Come to Yamaguchi Prefecture where you can experience the historical downtown area amidst the ruins of Hagi Castle.